Tag: Art
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National Geographic Releases Spectacular Unpublished Pictures From Their Archives
The National Geographic developed the “Found” archive in 2013 to celebrate its 125th year. This archive contains rare and unpublished photos that for one reason or another never originally made it to print. When you look through our favorites from the Found archive below, you’ll be glad that NatGeo kept them somewhere and didn’t just dispose…
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Animation Perfectly Comments On Our Warped Standards of the Female Body
It takes great lengths for a woman to meet today’s unattainable beauty standards. You need to work. Shave it, brush it, lift it, tuck it. Some things need to be smaller, the others — bigger. And all for that glorious moment when somebody says you are beautiful, feminine, divine. But is it worth it? French…
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Cycling Artist Rides His Bike to Create GPS Doodles
Artist Stephen Lund used to just use his bike to get from A to B. Now, with the help of the program Strava, a popular GPS program used by runners and cyclists to track their workouts, Lund creates “GPS Doodles” as well! Lund pedals an average of 70 kilometres in a single day for each design,…
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Misty Copeland Recreates the Paintings of Edgar Degas
Ballerina Misty Copeland has captivated thousands of people with her graceful moves as the principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. In her most recent project, and in anticipation of the latest Edgar Degas exhibition at the New York Museum of Modern Art, she has teamed with the NYC Dance Project to recreate some of…
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The Top Photos in the 2016 Birth Photography Competition (NSFW)
Childbirth: it’s one of life’s great miracles. For the last five years, the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP) has held a photography contest which celebrates “the beauty of birth and the skill of birth photographers”. The contest is split into three categories: labor, delivery, and postpartum. The IAPBP just announced the finalists and winners for the 2016 competition,…
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Art Institute of Chicago Recreates van Gogh’s Bedroom and Puts it on Airbnb
It’s one of the most familiar bedrooms in the world of art, if not the most well known bedroom full stop. “Bedroom in Arles” was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1888. And for the first time in North America, all three version of this famous painting will be displayed in the same exhibition Chicago. To celebrate the…
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Artists Share Controversial Cartoons Depicting the Shocking Reality Of Modern Day Society
PeTry and CriSan are two Romanian cartoonists who have shared their views on our modern world over the last 30 years of their career. Their cartoons are largely satirical, and touch on a myriad of topics including war, politics, immorality and the like. What do you think of their work? #1 The Soldier’s Future: #2:…
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Artist Who Was Born Without Arms Creates Amazingly Realistic Drawings
Next time things get a bit tough and you want to throw in the towel, spare a thought for artist Mariusz Kedzierski. Despite the fact that Mariusz was born without arms, he has fulfilled his dream of becoming an artist. And his realistic drawings are some of the best we’ve seen! According to Mariusz: “But for me disability doesn’t…
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artFido’s Killer GIFs
Every now and then we find a killer GIF that we have to share with our fans on Facebook. We’ll store them all here for you too! Check back often as we’ll keep on adding them! —— GIFs which perfectly sum up the careers of Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Jim Carey and Matt Damon by…
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Artist and Hair Stylist Paints Hair After Famous Paintings
Artist are often inspired by the Great Masters when they create their own works. One such artist, hairdresser Ursula Goff, has taken the inspiration into the hair arena by bringing the colour swatches from famous paintings into her client’s hair. She spends many hours ensuring that her color scheme roughly approximates the hues in Van Gogh’s Starry Night or…